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Lewis, Senior Data Engineer

May 22, 2025

Deploying a High-Availability PostgreSQL Database on UpCloud!

Introduction PostgreSQL is an open-source relational database management system that is compliant with SQL standards and ACID properties. In addition to its relational data model, PostgreSQL also supports the object-oriented database model, which enables working with complex and user-defined data types and structures for storing and querying data. This hybrid object-relational model makes it suitable […]

  • Databases
  • Integrations

February 29, 2024

How to connect Managed Databases to SDN Private Networks!

Reliable and secure connectivity is an absolute necessity for databases. With UpCloud Managed Databases, you have the option to connect to your database using your account wide Utility Network or the customisable SDN Private Networks. Utility Networks are enabled by default but attaching a SDN Private Network affords you the highest level of security and […]

  • Databases
  • Managed services
  • UpCloud services

June 13, 2023

How to get started with OpenSearch on Managed Databases!

An Introduction to OpenSearch OpenSearch is a community-driven, open-source search and analytics suite. It is a tool that lets you store, search, and analyse large volumes of data quickly and in near real-time. It is typically used for storing items such as data from log files, but it can also handle any type of structured […]

  • Databases
  • Managed services

February 22, 2022

How to customise Managed Database properties!

Managed Databases offer many benefits over manual maintenance such as ease of deployment, configuration and backups. However, while the default configurations are optimised according to the service plans, some aspects might not be ideal in specific use cases. Therefore, we’ve exposed certain database properties for you to customise via the UpCloud API. Database configuration properties […]

  • Databases
  • Managed services

January 30, 2022

How to enable PostgreSQL connection pool using UpCloud API!

PostgreSQL connection pool allows you to serve a large number of client connections to Managed Databases while reducing resource usage.

  • API
  • Databases
  • Managed services

January 25, 2022

How to configure Managed Databases using Terraform!

Terraform offers a great way to build your cloud infrastructure as code from start to finish, including UpCloud Managed Databases!

  • Databases
  • Managed services
  • Terraform

November 11, 2021

How to benchmark Managed Databases on UpCloud!

Sysbench is a popular command-line tool for testing system performance. Here's how to use sysbench to benchmark Managed Databases on UpCloud.

  • Databases
  • Managed services

October 14, 2021

How to migrate MySQL DB to UpCloud Managed Databases!

Eliminate the burden of maintenace by migrating your MySQL databases to UpCloud's Managed Databases painlessly with these few steps.

  • Databases
  • Managed services

June 15, 2021

How to set up UpCloud Managed Databases!

UpCloud Managed Databases is the turn-key solution to quickly deploying professional-grade databases without a worry about maintenance!

  • Databases
  • Managed services
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